l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 896

MS Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments; create to provide students with school choice.

Became law as Chapter 564, Laws of 2013, signed April 25, 2013, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS PROGRAM; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR STUDENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIPT OF A SCHOLARSHIP AND RESTRICTING ELIGIBILITY THEREFOR; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERM OF THE SCHOLARSHIP; TO STIPULATE THE OBLIGATIONS OF PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH THE AUTHORITY TO VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO ESTABLISH THE PROCESS FOR NOTIFICATIONS OF VIOLATIONS; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DENY, SUSPEND OR REVOKE A SCHOOL'S PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES TAKEN WITH RESPECT THEREFOR; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL CHILDREN BE SCREENED FOR SPEECH, LANGUAGE, VOICE AND FLUENCY DISORDERS BEFORE THE END OF GRADE 1 IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE SCREENING AND EVALUATION OF STUDENTS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE SUMMARIZING STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, FUNDING AND ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES; TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO PAY DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL ANY STATE AID ATTRIBUTABLE TO A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY ATTENDING THE SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE THE SCHOOL TO COMPLY WITH THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND BUDGET SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN TITLE 37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Kimberly Campbell Buck, Tom Miles, C. Scott Bounds, Chris Brown

Its course

January 21 to April 25, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action26 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1323 days

EducationJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 1328 days

EducationFeb 20 to Mar 513 days

AppropriationsMar 5 to Mar 50 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 927 days

With the GovernorApr 9 to Apr 2516 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 13Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 18 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 18Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 5Reported as amended from ED to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 13Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 9

  1. Mar 15Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 18Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Moore, Barker and Crawford
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Collins and Hopson
  5. Apr 1Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Apr 2Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Apr 3Conference report filed in the House
  10. Conference report filed in the Senate
  11. Apr 4Conference report adopted in the House
  12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  13. Apr 9Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 9 – Apr 25

  1. Apr 9Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 25Approved by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Mar 5DR - TSDPAA: ED To APSenate
  9. Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 13AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 13Passed As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 15Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  13. Mar 18Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 25Conferees Named Moore,Barker,CrawfordHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 25Conferees Named Tollison,Collins,HopsonSenate
  16. Apr 1Conference Report FiledSenate
  17. Apr 1Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 2Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  19. Apr 2Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  20. Apr 3Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 3Conference Report FiledSenate
  22. Apr 4Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 4Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  24. Apr 9Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. Apr 9Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  26. Apr 25Approved by GovernorGovernor